Welcome to our province ...
On October 13, 1861, four Sisters of Saint Joseph of Cluny landed in Tamatave. Two stayed on and opened a school without delay, while two others, accompanied by Jesuit priests, went to Tananarive, the capital, which they reached on November 11, 1861.
As soon as they arrived, having been warmly welcomed, they began gathering girls with the aim of opening a school in Andohalo. One of the first pupils, Victoire RASOAMANARIVO, was beatified on April 29, 1989 by Pope John Paul II.
Like all Anne Marie Javouhey's daughters throughout the world, fulfilling God's Will is our spirituality, and impels us to live our Charism of: "PROMOTING THE DIGNITY OF ALL".
Madagascar
21 communities
142 sisters
founded in 1861
Let's share love and hope with our world ...
Our mission is to share love and hope wherever we are.
Today, 142 sisters work in eight dioceses in Madagascar, and thirty others are on mission in other areas of the congregation.
On October 13, 2021, with great joy, we celebrated our 160th anniversary, a moment of gratitude and commitment to the future.
Today ...
Our apostolic activities are :
- Catechesis
- Education, teaching
- Literacy
- Visits to those who live in the interior
- Pastoral care in parishes
- Education for life and love in preparation for marriage
- Physiological support sessions for parents experiencing difficulties with their children
- Helping the poor to become self-reliant
- Awakening the faith
- Caring for the sick in dispensaries
- Maternity
- The Hansenian hospital: caring for lepers in Marana
Formation:
Stages of formation in Madagascar :
- pre-postulancy
- postulancy
- novitiate
We also have 'Clunysian Families'. These are our students, young people and adults who want to live our charism.
- Nanettes
- Young Friends of Cluny
- Associates
- Former students
"Christ is the centre of our lives, go out into the deep".
Missionary disciples ... to this call from God, we respond with total availability, ready to leave our country to go where God calls us to serve our brothers and sisters.